changing text

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
In a previous version of excel, there was a open bar at the top that you could click on to edit the text in a cell, rather than retype the text into the cell you were working on. The text from the cell would appear and you could backspace and/or add in additional text that would then appear back in the cell. Any body know how I can get this?

What you're looking for is the Formula Bar. Select if in the View Menu.
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 1/19/10 8:37 PM, in article 59bb1451.-1@webcrossing.JaKIaxP2ac0,
"jbdaisy@officeformac.com" <jbdaisy@officeformac.com> wrote:
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) In a previous version of excel,
> there was a open bar at the top that you could click on to edit the text in a
> cell, rather than retype the text into the cell you were working on. The text
> from the cell would appear and you could backspace and/or add in additional
> text that would then appear back in the cell. Any body know how I can get
> this?

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CyberTaz

1/20/2010 12:02:30 PM

> What you're looking for is the Formula Bar. Select if in the View Menu. <br>
> <br>
> HTH |:>) <br>
> Bob Jones <br>
> [MVP] Office:Mac <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 1/19/10 8:37 PM, in article 59bb1451.-1@webcrossing.JaKIaxP2ac0, <br>
> &quot;jbdaisy@officeformac.com&quot; wrote: <br>
> <br>
> > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) In a previous version of excel, <br>
> > there was a open bar at the top that you could click on to edit the text in a <br>
> > cell, rather than retype the text into the cell you were working on. The text <br>
> > from the cell would appear and you could backspace and/or add in additional <br>
> > text that would then appear back in the cell. Any body know how I can get <br>
> > this? <br>
> <br>
> thanks so much! It was such a huge hassle to not have it.

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jbdaisy

1/20/2010 1:59:44 PM

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